Job Description
Job Title:  Software Engineering Manager
Req ID:  62728
Job Function:  Software Engineering
Posting Start Date:  17/09/2026
Posting End Date:  23/09/2026
Division:  Digital
Job Location:  IND-Gurugram-IQ
Advertised Salary:  Competitive

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About the role

The Software Engineering Manager coordinates the execution of the engineering strategy and roadmap that supports BT's commercial strategy through cross functional business partnering and the participation of a team that pursues innovation as well as engineering excellence.

What you’ll be doing

1.Engineering Leadership

Lead and manage multiple engineering teams across Development, QA, DevOps, and Support.
Drive hiring, mentoring, team development, and engineering best practices.
Establish delivery governance and ensure high-performing teams.

 

2. Procurement Application Ownership

Own the Procurement application portfolio, roadmap, and overall application health.
Ensure application availability, performance, security, compliance, and resilience.
Manage application lifecycle activities including upgrades, releases, vendor support, and risk management.

 

3. Delivery & Transformation

Lead end-to-end delivery of procurement technology initiatives and transformation programs.
Manage delivery across internal teams, vendors, and system integrators.
Ensure delivery against scope, timelines, budget, and quality expectations.
Procurement Platform Expertise
Strong experience with Procurement platforms, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM), and Source-to-Pay (S2P) solutions.
Lead platform modernization and digital transformation initiatives.

 

4. Agile & DevOps
Proven experience leading Agile, Scrum, and DevOps delivery models.
Drive sprint planning, backlog management, delivery tracking, and continuous improvement.
Technology & Architecture
Strong understanding of cloud technologies, APIs, microservices, automation, and DevOps practices.
Ability to review solution designs and align engineering solutions with enterprise architecture and security standards.

 

5. Stakeholder & Vendor Management
Experience managing senior business stakeholders, product owners, vendors, and technology partners.
Strong governance, risk management, budgeting, and reporting skills.


6. AI & Automation
Experience driving AI, GenAI, automation, and digital transformation initiatives within enterprise environments.

The skills you’ll need

  • 8-12 years of experience in Software Engineering, Enterprise Applications, or Digital Technology delivery.
  • 5+ years leading software engineering or technology teams.
  • Proven experience managing enterprise application portfolios.
  • Strong experience delivering Procurement Platform Transformation programmes.
  • Strong experience delivering Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) transformation programmes.
  • Experience working within Source-to-Pay (S2P) business processes and operating models.
  • Experience leading globally distributed engineering and support teams.
  • Experience working with third-party vendors and system integrators.
  • Experience operating within Agile, DevOps, and DevSecOps environments.

Essential Skills

  • Engineering Leadership
  • Procurement Domain Experience
  • CLM & S2P Platforms
  • Application Ownership
  • Agile & DevOps
  • Cloud, APIs & Microservices
  • Stakeholder & Vendor Management
  • Digital Transformation / AI / Automation

BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good.  Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers. 

BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.

Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.

We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country.   Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.